The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-22


retta and buy some sugar and coffee In
stead of buying the needful articles, he fell
into the hands OF the Philistines and spent
the money at Milton county doggery. for
whisky His wife waited impatiently for
his return and finally started out to hunt
him. She had to pass the doggery, and her
husband saw her coming Having spent
the money for whisky, he asked the bar
keeper what excuse he must render to sat
isfy his wife oh said the dispenser OF
distilled corn juice, Just tell her that Won
got picked up on jury, aud the jury was
thrown into the cost and you had to helm
pay it. This remarkable story was told to
the trusting wife. and, being unacouaipted
with the workings of the law she believed
the statement
On Sunday morning last while Mr.. Firms
little child was playing in the yard at his
home, on Cherokee street, a strange dog
supposed to be mad, entered the yard and
attacked the child, biting and decorating one
OF its hands and wrists badly. The screams
OF the child attracted the attention of its
mother, who went to the rescue and drove
the dog off Later in the day Mr.. Jesse j.
Northcutt, Jr., was passing through the
yard of his brother-in-law, Mr. w. R. Mont
gomery, when the same dog sprang sudden
" upon him, tearing his pants on the knee
Mr. Northcutt kicked the dog over, then
picked up a rock and assaulted it, when the
dog fled and went under the house of col
ored man, named Gresham Mr.. George
Hames followed with gun and shot and
killed the dog
The place to buy shoes of all sorts and
sizes at live and help live" prices at Nc
Cutcheons.
Miss Emma c. Hair arrived in Mariet
ia on Saturday last from Germany and is
visiting her uncle, Prot. Legare Miss
Hair distinguished herself in this country
as pianiste before leaving for Berlin, and
was most fortunate in her associations,
musical and social, while abroad. She re-
turns to her native land highly cultivated
artist, and We are glad to announce, that
she has consented to appear in the concert
arranged for next week to be given by some
Of our best talent in behalf of the apparatus
fund of Harwaod Seminary A large au-
dience will greet the performers, and those
who attend can depend on having a great
treat. See advertisement
-FoUND-0n Powder Springs street a
pocketbo Owner can yet the same by
describing pocket-book and the amount of
money 1t contained, and by paying for this
NOTICE W. T. BANKS.
Jack Dnbose, an escaped convict ar
rested at Canton, is thought to be by Wool
folks lawyer one of the four negroes,
who murdered the Voolfolk family near
MACON, QqbAse having declared that he
would be reyenged for having been accused
by the Voolfolk of stealing an axe. The
question is who put Tom Woolfolk's bloody
clothes in the we'll
There are more men employed in the
granite works of Stone Mountain and Litho-
MIA, than in all the marble mills and quar-
ries in North Georgia. SO you see there
are ether portions of Georgia undergoing
development There is no finer granite
and marble any where than can be found
in Georgia. The State Capitol should have
been built out of this material.
Miss Rita, daughter of Mr.. James w.
Maloy, of Elizabeth, left last week for Bos-
tro MaSc 70 ot+ard soboo1 % tbo o,,Iol.o..J
Notre Dame Academy, ana vas aeeompa-
MED by Miss Hattie NJ Johnson, who has
been visiting Mrs Maloy.this summer
One hundred and fifty gallons new
crop Sorghum made by Robert A. McCol-
lum, at forty cents pes gallon, ri MeCptch.
cons. Try it. ~ +
Mr.. Will j. Cox, who has been connect
ed with the American Marble Company, as
shGFtt hand writer, left Wednesday morning
for Albuquerque, Neg Mexico, where he
takes similar position HitL j. H. Scott,
Superintendent of the A p Railroad.
The meeting called to take place last
Saturday in Marietta to arrange for Cobb's
display at Piedmont Fair was a complete
failure. Acworth and another district sent
delegates, but there were no others in at
.eRdanee. Oh, for concert of action.
-The election in tbs Marietta District
last Tuesday resulted as follows For
Fence, 242 Stocklaw, 223 Majority For
Fence, 49,
The election on Tuesday in Lemon 8
District resulted in For Fence, 40; Stock
law, r. IN Cpg's District the vote stood,
Stocklaw A, and For Fence IS.
There is good demand for cotton seed,
and the farmer will find that he has a sale
able article this season that brings him a
far price
Editor Ben +. Percy, OF Tue Canton
Advance, was in town Saturday enroute to
Sam Jones tabernacle meeting at Carriers.
Vile
Dry goods, Groceries, Meal Flour and
Bran, Tin ware Brooms, Axes, Tobacco on
sale al reasonable prices, Or country pro
duce taken in exchange, at the highest
market prices at McCutcheon's
Prof. Pound, of GAINESVILLE, will have
an all days singing at Ebenezer Church.
next Sunday Everybody invited to come
and bring well filled baskets.
The W. e. A. r. r, has less accidents
than any other railroad in the South un-
less it the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad
DIR. Z. Pickens Earle, of Birmingham,
Ala, and Mr.. Richard Earle, of Washing
ton, d. g., returned home, one last week and
the other Monday.
REV. James g Lane will preach at the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning
and night
The United States Geological survey
ing corps have moved camps near Marietta,
on Mr.. Mayes' farm.